Category Archives: Occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem

Second Palestinian Political Prisoner to die in 2013 from Zionist Medical Neglect (and Torture?)

*Arafat Jaradat died in Israeli custody on Saturday (Photo: Palsolidarity) UPDATE: Lawyer: Israeli officers tortured Jaradat  (Ma’an News) “Israeli officers tortured Ahmad Jaradat, a 30-year-old who died Saturday in Israeli custody, his lawyer and the Ministry of Detainee Affairs said … Continue reading

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Take Action: Free Palestinian farmers and agricultural workers targeted for imprisonment

Samidoun:  As they organize to defend their land and Palestinian farming against the onslaught of settlements and siege, Palestinian agricultural workers and organizers have been subject to an intensified arrest campaign in the occupied West Bank of Palestine. Click here … Continue reading

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Palestinian voice from Susiya, a Palestinian village that existed before the establishment of the State of Israel

Five years ago, I met Nasser Nawaja and his family, and the community of Palestinian Susiya (not to be confused with the illegal Zionist colony of Susiya, in the same south of Hebron, West Bank area, whose colonists regularly viciously … Continue reading

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Ken Stone: Global March to Jerusalem Report Back

Ken Stone reports back from the Canadian delegation to the Global March for Jerusalem. share.cfm?id=11583015  

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Palestinian Land Day and the Global March to Jerusalem in Lebanon: the people

Yesterday, Palestinian Land Day, protests took place in Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and world-wide. In Palestine, a 20 year old non-violent protestor, Mohmoud Zakot, was assassinated in northern Gaza by an Israeli soldier. In Bethlehem, Maan news reported, in … Continue reading

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The Global March to Jerusalem: in solidarity with Palestinians under occupation

*posters for the Global March to Jerusalem, in Shatila camp, Beirut, Lebanon March 27: Day one in Beirut, where over one hundred human rights activists from around the world are gathering to join Lebanese and Palestinian activists in the Global … Continue reading

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Take Action: Demand Justice for Ashraf Abu Rahmah | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee

Take Action: Demand Justice for Ashraf Abu Rahmah | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee.

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lucky to have water

Wet clothes are actually a blessing, for me at least in Gaza.  I only wear them indoors, or sometimes underneath outer layers, and they do what non-existent air-con or fans-wanting-electricity can’t: cool me down for a bit. our washing machine … Continue reading

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Long Before the “Arab Spring”, Palestinians Protest Non-Violently

BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip, Jun 6, 2011 (IPS) By Eva Bartlett- It is a scene replayed weekly in Palestine. In Gaza, groups of chanting demonstrators walk towards the border with Israel, singing, chanting, dancing. Ayat el Masari, 20, walks with … Continue reading

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unending Nakbas

(IPS) By Eva Bartlett- This is the month for Palestinians to remember their Nakba, or “catastrophe”, in which more than 700,000 women, men and children were pushed off their land and rendered homeless refugees by the Zionist attacks before, during … Continue reading

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